In terms of my interventions before the courts, I have intervened before the courts 14 times. There are other cases when I will be intervening before the courts. We've established clear criteria for when we intervene before the courts, so I wouldn't want it to be left on the record that I've avoided using the judicial tools that I have at my disposal.
If I was suggesting that unilingual Canadians are less Canadian than others, that was certainly not my intention. I think that one of the nuances you always have to bring to the table about Canadian bilingualism is that we are two majority unilingual societies that live side by side, but for people who wish to engage at the national level and understand the country as a whole, it is hugely important.
That is why it has now become taken for granted in every political party that to aspire to political leadership bilingualism in the two official languages is essential to be able to understand the country as a whole. Similarly, there are certain important public positions. Parliament decided unanimously that agents of Parliament, who need to be able to communicate with parliamentarians in their language of choice, need to be bilingual.
That does not mean that people.... Just to take one minor example, the mayor of Lac-Mégantic has proven to be a highly esteemed woman who virtually deserves treatment as a national hero because of the way she has responded to the tragedy that happened in Lac-Mégantic. She is unilingual, to the best of my knowledge. This has not prevented her in any way from playing a critically important role in her community, and more broadly, from being a role model in Quebec for public figures.